diff --git a/src/data/int/parity.lean b/src/data/int/parity.lean
index 733ba18b2cb55..e36b22d684145 100644
--- a/src/data/int/parity.lean
+++ b/src/data/int/parity.lean
@@ -220,6 +220,22 @@ begin
     norm_num },
 end
 
+lemma two_mul_div_two_of_even : even n → 2 * (n / 2) = n := int.mul_div_cancel'
+
+lemma div_two_mul_two_of_even : even n → n / 2 * 2 = n := int.div_mul_cancel
+
+lemma two_mul_div_two_add_one_of_odd : odd n → 2 * (n / 2) + 1 = n :=
+by { rintro ⟨c, rfl⟩, rw mul_comm, convert int.div_add_mod' _ _, simpa [int.add_mod] }
+
+lemma div_two_mul_two_add_one_of_odd : odd n → n / 2 * 2 + 1 = n :=
+by { rintro ⟨c, rfl⟩, convert int.div_add_mod' _ _, simpa [int.add_mod] }
+
+lemma add_one_div_two_mul_two_of_odd : odd n → 1 + n / 2 * 2 = n :=
+by { rintro ⟨c, rfl⟩, rw add_comm, convert int.div_add_mod' _ _, simpa [int.add_mod] }
+
+lemma two_mul_div_two_of_odd (h : odd n) : 2 * (n / 2) = n - 1 :=
+eq_sub_of_add_eq (two_mul_div_two_add_one_of_odd h)
+
 -- Here are examples of how `parity_simps` can be used with `int`.
 
 example (m n : ℤ) (h : even m) : ¬ even (n + 3) ↔ even (m^2 + m + n) :=
diff --git a/src/data/nat/parity.lean b/src/data/nat/parity.lean
index 8e7e6bee9fdfc..9ae0deccba1ac 100644
--- a/src/data/nat/parity.lean
+++ b/src/data/nat/parity.lean
@@ -235,6 +235,19 @@ by { rintro ⟨c, rfl⟩, simp [pow_mul] }
 theorem neg_one_pow_of_odd : odd n → (-1 : R) ^ n = -1 :=
 by { rintro ⟨c, rfl⟩, simp [pow_add, pow_mul] }
 
+lemma two_mul_div_two_of_even : even n → 2 * (n / 2) = n := nat.mul_div_cancel_left'
+
+lemma div_two_mul_two_of_even : even n → n / 2 * 2 = n := nat.div_mul_cancel
+
+lemma two_mul_div_two_add_one_of_odd (h : odd n) : 2 * (n / 2) + 1 = n :=
+by { rw mul_comm, convert nat.div_add_mod' n 2, rw odd_iff.mp h }
+
+lemma div_two_mul_two_add_one_of_odd (h : odd n) : n / 2 * 2 + 1 = n :=
+by { convert nat.div_add_mod' n 2, rw odd_iff.mp h }
+
+lemma one_add_div_two_mul_two_of_odd (h : odd n) : 1 + n / 2 * 2 = n :=
+by { rw add_comm, convert nat.div_add_mod' n 2, rw odd_iff.mp h }
+
 -- Here are examples of how `parity_simps` can be used with `nat`.
 
 example (m n : ℕ) (h : even m) : ¬ even (n + 3) ↔ even (m^2 + m + n) :=